DRAM sales highest in five years, says iSuppli
The DRAM industry in the second and third quarters of 2009 posted the strongest sequential growth in revenue and pricing seen in at least five years, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp.
Google: DRAM error rates vastly higher than previously thought
A study performed on tens of thousands of DRAM modules in servers at Google's data centers showed vastly higher error rates compared to laboratory studies, which were limited in size.
DDR3 DRAM demand spikes for new laptops, servers
Demand for the next generation DRAM chip, DDR3 (double data rate, third generation), has spiked recently as systems makers turn to it for increased power efficiency and performance.
Taiwan DRAM maker Powerchip faces further tests
Powerchip Semiconductor, formerly the largest DRAM maker in Taiwan, was able to secure agreements with enough holders of a convertible bond that came due at the end of last week to move forward on a new repayment plan, but the company faces further loan repayments soon.
DRAM's inventor, 76, still going strong at IBM
In the late 1960s, IBM researcher Robert H. Dennard invented Dynamic Random Access Memory, or DRAM, the memory used in virtually all computers today. Dennard followed in the mid-1970s with a groundbreaking paper describing how to keep shrinking transistors to build smaller, faster and less expensive chips. For those achievements, Dennard, who celebrated his 51st year as an IBM employee this week, will receive a Medal of Honor from the Institute of Electrical Engineers next Thursday.
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